Anamorph (film)
Anamorph is a 2007 independent psychological thriller film directed by Henry S. Miller and starring Willem Dafoe. Dafoe plays a seasoned detective named Stan Aubray, who notices that a case he has been assigned to bears a striking similarity to a previous case of his. The film is based on the concept of anamorphosis, a painting technique that manipulates the laws of perspective to create two competing images on a single canvas.
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| Directed by | Henry S. Miller |
| Written by | Henry S. Miller Tom Phelan |
| Produced by | Marissa Mazzola-McMahon |
| Starring | Willem Dafoe Scott Speedman Peter Stormare Clea DuVall James Rebhorn Mick Foley |
| Cinematography | Fred Murphy |
| Edited by | Geraud Brisson |
| Music by | Reinhold Heil Johnny Klimek |
| Distributed by | IFC Films |
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Running time | 103 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Dafoe turned down the role initially but reconsidered after a chance meeting with producer Marissa McMahon on a flight from Los Angeles. The film also has cameo appearances by Mick Foley and Debbie Harry.
The film had its world premiere at the 2007 Milwaukee International Film Festival in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where star Willem Dafoe started out in theater. It was also shown at the Williamstown Film Festival in November the same year. The film opened in New York City on April 18, 2008 and in Los Angeles on May 2, 2008.